Dictionary entry

Three-piled

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Three″–piled′ (?), a. 1. Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly.

Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece. Shak.

2. Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown. “Three-piled hyperboles.” Shak.

3. Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or wealth. “Three-piled people.” Beau. & Fl.